lit. wind sighing and crane calling (idiom); fig. to panic at the slightest move; to be jittery
trad. 風聲鶴唳
Also written 風聲鶴唳【fēng shēng hè lì】
Characters in this word
4风
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wind, news, style, custom, manner, CL:陣|阵[zhen4],絲|丝[si1]
- Pinyin
- fēng
- Traditional
- 風
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2842 of 2500
声
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sound, voice, tone, noise, reputation, classifier for sounds
- Pinyin
- shēng
- Traditional
- 聲
- Strokes
- 7
- Frequency
- 2265 of 2500
鹤
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crane
- Pinyin
- hè
- Traditional
- 鶴
- Strokes
- 15
- Frequency
- 22753 of 2500
唳
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cry of a crane or wild goose
- Pinyin
- lì
- Strokes
- 11